Prompt 1:
 t's probably been at least a little while since you managed to climb out of the well, so hopefully you've dried off by now and are enjoying poking around the Town. But who cares about all of that? More importantly, the Town has a new feature this time, for reasons entirely unknown to everyone.
The flowers...seem to be talking. They have no faces, but they will definitely turn to talk to you, and if they have had their color restored, they will very brightly and contentedly compliment you, or your clothing, or wish you well.
If they haven't? Prepare yourself for all sorts of horrible, horrible insults, because that's all that's coming your way.
Prompt 2:
 ow are you settling in? Is the Town treating you well? It's not as bad as it used to be; some of the houses have color, some of the food has color and taste as well. It's been polished up a bit since everyone first got here.
Granted, when you wake up that morning to find yourself in full fancy wear of many different types (all colorless, and gender has nothing to do with which you might end up in), you'll find that the Town might not be as well put together as it seems.
You can't get out of the formal wear. It just won't come off, no matter what you do. Which wouldn't be so bad, but... it seems like these clothes will snag on just about everything in the Town, which is far from smooth. Try not to trip over those loose cobblestones, or your dress snagging on a nail sticking out from a door frame. This is really not the place for this sort of clothing.
Prompt 3:
e loves me, he loves me not... that's a pretty familiar game, right? For some reason, the urge to pick one of those flowers and casually pluck the petals from it while playing that game is going to grow stronger and stronger the more flowers you see. Eventually? You're just going to have to cave to it.
(Certainly it doesn't help that the flowers scream a bit when you pull their petals; they still can talk right now, after all!)
She loves you, she loves you not...and by the time you've picked the last petal, you've forgotten who you were even thinking of originally -- instead, the very next person you see is going to be the victim of a very impassioned declaration of love. Don't worry, you'll come back to yourself...after you declare your undying love for everyone to hear.
Prompt 4:
 ut no matter how many people tell you not to go into the forest, however, it's still rather enticing, isn't it? It's sitting right there, waiting for you to explore it, waiting for you to just step a little bit out of the Town...
And soon, you're surrounded by the dark boughs of the trees, the twisty, turny paths of the woods, where it feels like you're wandering in circles for hours upon hours --
And then, after ages of tree branches yanking at your hair and roots tripping you up, you find a clearing.
And in that clearing? There's a field of flowers. They're colorless -- strangely eerie because of it, but still distinctly recognizable to the flower familiar as Asphodel. And touching any single one of those flowers will suddenly give you vivid memories of one of your precious friends -- so long as they're dead. Anyone around you is going to experience that flash of memory too, so be careful!
Extra:
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on a more serious note, aigis is a little bit less puzzled by kei's sudden appearance. she does look curiously up towards him when he speaks, as her polite method of acknowledgement and... well, it isn't like his words don't promise something that's really in everyone's best interests.
who could deny the opportunity for quiet flowers?
and new people to know. certainly not her. ]
I am Aigis. [ first. just neutrally, with a kind of friendliness (a little less than usual, as the flowers do have her somewhat frazzled). that's. a natural first step, right? introductions. and miss feels a bit odd to be referred by...
now: ] What do you suggest...? As the walls no longer talk, your abilities must be very effective. At least, I have not heard them...
[ (she is now just going to assume everything talks here.) ]
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Miss Aigis.
[He'll be polite no matter what. Sorry Aigis you won't get away from it.]
The walls stopped talking about we completed a task but were the same sort of agitation as well. However, these...
Shut up for eyes!
...things could be quieted for a bit. Enough to get some peace and quite. [He briefly puts a gloved hand to his chin in thought.] As for how...you may have an idea of what I intended to do, since you share that same power.
[Trying not to be too subtle.]
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I share that power?
[ yeah, miss aigis is better than just miss, but that's honestly completely gone from her mind now. admittedly, aigis's guess does not go immediately towards "persona"--it's such a niche jrpg thing, kei couldn't possibly mean that.
... right?
... ]
I see. This is an inspirational speech, is it not? "The power was within us all along".
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Neither of you are good looking anyway.
More like the shit was within you all along!
[One of Kei's eyes twitches slightly but he does his best to ignore them.]
I suppose it's better to show than to explain at this point.
[There's no gun, just bluish energy appearing from under him, exploding into the air, seeping into his body before reforming behind him into a humanoid spirit.]
Go.
[The Persona takes out a small card, before throwing it at the nearest flower. It glows briefly and then...there's no more sound from it. The other plants don't seem to pleased about it.]
Hey what the hell?!
Plant killers!
[He ignores them and just turns back to Aigis as the persona disappears behind him.]
I just muted him. It doesn't always work this well but...maybe I could go again until they all stop talking.
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she stands immediately. ]
A Persona--
[ ..... with no evoker.
"Who the hell do you think you are?!" is squawked in the background, but again, aigis is mostly focusing on that earlier, familiar but unfamiliar display. ]
--My earlier observation was not incorrect... That power truly was within us all along. [ ha! ha! but now she buckles down, looking at kei carefully. ] Who are you?
[ admittedly she's a bit more tentative than when she began, but it isn't a threatened kind of hesitation. ]
Are you familiar with P2 at all?
It was not, no, and quite astuce in fact. But to answer your question, I am a persona user, like yourself. My name is Kei Nanjo.
[She might have heard that last name tossed around a few times by Mitsuru.]
I believe, logically that I should be from your past...[He pauses to word this carefully. How do even begin to explain what he's about to say. Maybe explain a little more about himself first.]...my powers are probably from a different source than yours. I've been a Persona user for the past three years, and our power were granted to us by Philemon. We are what you call...Wild Card users? Only in a more limited fashion.
[Hopefully she'll understand what he means.]
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[ kei nanjo... sorry, aigis needs a bit of time to get through the "nani the hell" of this entire situation, though it isn't as if this is any more odd than... well, everything right now. ]
Nanjo-san...
[ .... ]
... I'm sorry, there is a lot there that I must process. [ she pauses, collecting her words. ] Are you acquainted with Mitsuru-san? And you can wield multiple Personas as well...?
[ plus the whole philemon thing, because she's not acquainted with obscure references in the shape of save spots. new game, who dis. ]
sorry for the late tag
[He pauses at mention of Mitsuru's name, and nods.]
Yes...she was here for a while, briefly. I knew her as a small child back home, the heir of Kirijo. I had hoped that she wouldn't be burdened with a heritage like my own, but it seemed fate had other plans.
[The question of course, makes him realize what she is.]
You are...with the Kirijo Group, are you not?
it's no problem! c:
so finally, she nods. ]
That is correct... As you have most likely assumed, I am not human. I was created mainly as a unit specializing in combat against Shadows.
[ ... and because she feels it needs to be said, given his prior statement, and just... because: ]
I am sorry I could not accomplish my mission soon enough to lessen Mitsuru-san's burden.